[His expression falls a little once Patchouli speaks up, but doesn't falter.]

...I don't think that you or anyone else we've executed are the enemies here, and I'm trying to find a way around this. [Trying being key, because it sure hasn't ended with any decent leads.] So... I apologize. Even though you're a VIP, I don't think you deserve anything that's happened to you here. I just wish that I could do more to figure out what's going on and to stop this game rather than playing along.